Sr. Director, Clinical Development - Hematology

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Job Summary:

The Senior Director sits within Global Oncology Clinical Development, an organization dedicated to the effective strategy, design, execution, and interpretation of Oncology clinical trials.

Position Summary / Objective

• Serves as a primary source of medical accountability and oversight for one or more clinical trials

• Matrix management responsibilities across the internal and external network

• Manages Phase 1 - Phase 3 studies (depending on assignment) with demonstrated decision-making capabilities

• Provides medical and scientific expertise to cross-functional DSI colleagues

Responsibilities:

Medical Monitoring:

• For studies in which Medical Monitoring activities are conducted in-house:

• Provides medical input regarding country feasibility. Consulted on decisions related to clinical trial feasibility and contributes to the site feasibility assessment from a physician's perspective

• May provide clinical input into the eCRF (Case Report Form) design, participate in the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and CCG (CRF Completion Guidelines) review

• Conducts clinical data review per Integrated Data Review Plan

• Accountable for the assessment of protocol deviations

• Discusses medical eligibility questions and answers safety questions (dose modifications, discontinuations, and management of adverse events)

• May participate in Site Initiation Visit (SIV) and conduct medical monitoring visits at any time during the conduct of the study to provide medical input

• Provides medical guidance for coding of AEs, medical history, and medications when needed

• Addresses medical questions directly from sites/ Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and other site personnel as needed

• Study-specific subject matter expert (ME) for internal audit or Health Authority (HA) questions related to medical monitoring

• For studies in which Medical Monitoring activities are conducted by the Contract Research Organization (CRO) Medical Monitor (MM):

• Provides oversight to the CRO MM for clinical data review activities

• May support addressing eligibility and medical questions from sites/ IRBs

• May provide medical guidance for coding of AEs, medical history, and medications when needed

Clinical Development Expertise Strategy:

• In collaboration with the Global Clinical Lead (GCL), if applicable, leads the development and execution of the Clinical Development Plan (CDP). Ensures individual protocols are consistent with CDP and aligned to achieve the Target Product Profile (TPP)

• Development of clinical sections of trial-level regulatory documents (e.g., response to HAs, briefing book, etc.) in conjunction with Medical Writing

• Leads scientific components of IM (Investigators Meeting) and SIV (Site Initiation Visit) Training: compound, Diagnosis (Dx) Overview, in collaboration with Clinical Scientists (CS)

• Interpretation and presentation of clinical study(ies) data to internal and external stakeholders

• Provides medical/scientific training on compound/disease and dose modifications/discontinuations as well as management of adverse events based upon approved Safety Management Team (SMT) materials

• Supports overall program safety reporting (e.g., Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs), Drug Safety Update Reports (DSURs), and other safety-related documents, in collaboration with the Safety Physician

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all-important advances within a disease area through scientific literature, critical meetings, and relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs). Contributes to clinical/scientific training of relevant DSI s